Here are some resources that I found helpful and can assist with getting students started collaborating. I have also included a few insightful resources that I found interesting and beneficial for educators. Enjoy and please feel free to provide feedback, input or add anything to this list of information.
The Flat Classroom site- The site is very active, there is evidence of usage yesterday with a listed 1,614 members. I did not have a hard time finding this site and it is very easy to navigate. The site does require a free membership sign up.
The Global Education Collaborative- The next site that I have included is a little different from the others. There are over 5,000 members and the page has a “latest activity” section, which shows how many hours ago someone posted. There is an event section where some projects are posted among other things as well as a discussion forum that includes projects too. This page has the user friendly appeal that the other sites do and I enjoyed it’s layout and colors.
ePals Global Community- The third site that I have included makes a claim on their home page that they are the “World’s Largest K-12 Learning Network.” That statement alone caught my immediate attention. I did not notice an area that identifies the exact amount of members, but there is a scrolling feature on the home page that lists “Today’s New Classrooms” and it is a large list of different countries all over the world with a link to their profile, which tells me that the site is very active. The site is labeled very well and I thought it was very easy to navigate. There is a project link tab that is very user friendly. This site seems to be the most appealing for me as a teacher and there is an option to search for things by country.
Below are a few websites that I found helpful and provide Web 2.0 tools and links Cool Tools for Schools
Lastly, I have included my own opinion and summary of a few Web 2.0 tools that I have utilized within my classroom from time to time. I certainly have found the Web 2.0 tools that work the best for my current students, but with this ever changing world that we live in I am looking forward to discovering new tools to use and new ways to use them within my classroom.
Sites to check out when looking for that global connection
The Flat Classroom site- The site is very active, there is evidence of usage yesterday with a listed 1,614 members. I did not have a hard time finding this site and it is very easy to navigate. The site does require a free membership sign up.
The Global Education Collaborative- The next site that I have included is a little different from the others. There are over 5,000 members and the page has a “latest activity” section, which shows how many hours ago someone posted. There is an event section where some projects are posted among other things as well as a discussion forum that includes projects too. This page has the user friendly appeal that the other sites do and I enjoyed it’s layout and colors.
ePals Global Community- The third site that I have included makes a claim on their home page that they are the “World’s Largest K-12 Learning Network.” That statement alone caught my immediate attention. I did not notice an area that identifies the exact amount of members, but there is a scrolling feature on the home page that lists “Today’s New Classrooms” and it is a large list of different countries all over the world with a link to their profile, which tells me that the site is very active. The site is labeled very well and I thought it was very easy to navigate. There is a project link tab that is very user friendly. This site seems to be the most appealing for me as a teacher and there is an option to search for things by country.
Below are a few websites that I found helpful and provide Web 2.0 tools and links
Cool Tools for Schools
Go 2 Web 2.0
I have also included a few articles that I found interesting and insightful
Edudemic
Mind Shift Blog
Lastly, I have included my own opinion and summary of a few Web 2.0 tools that I have utilized within my classroom from time to time. I certainly have found the Web 2.0 tools that work the best for my current students, but with this ever changing world that we live in I am looking forward to discovering new tools to use and new ways to use them within my classroom.
Google Doc- Web 2.0 Tools review